The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-09
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Plans for Building Grand Church Edi
flee i'm New York City
New York Herald

Plans for Building = Grand Church Edi-
flee I'm New York City.
New York Herald
Plans are perfecting for the erection of
a grand Protestant Episcopal Cathredal
in this city, which the projectors propose
to make the largest and most imposing
church edifice on the continent. Some idea
of its intended magnitude and grandeur
may be gained from the fact that those
who have the matter in charge estimate
its cost at 81, O0o, 900 The plan is by no
means a new one. As long ago as 1878
a charter was obtained by an organiza-
ton which proposed to build such an ed
ifice. The public had forgotten all
about it, but now the surviving men,
beers of the Board of Trustees have re-
Sived the project. In short. il has been
advanced so far that Bishop Henry c.
Potter will issue a circular letter in a
few days officially approving the plan
and recommending that the trustees call
for aid be responded TO in a substantial
manner. The Commercial Advertiser, of
this city, gives the details. by authority.
1t is perhaps due to the fact that the
late Miss Catharine Lorillard Wolfe took
a deep interest in the new cathedral that
anything practical IN the way of carry
ing out the project has been attempted.
bN utE Will uldN II Stit lClt
81 ,OOO, 900 to be devoted to this object.
1t had been her intention to have the
work begun some time ago, and her
magnificent donation was to go towards
the purchase of an eligible site for what
will be n grand architectural ornament
to New York. For this reason her old
friend, the Rev. DIR. II. f. Nevin, who
was formerly rector of the American
Chapel in Rome was summoned to this
lx.ffxr tot 10 .Esars of hnF ia
European tour in search of health was
abandoned and he returned to the city
| only to find his friend and the patroness
of his charities and church work stricken
| with n probably fatal illness. Miss
| Wolfe's death occurred shortly after the
return of DIR. Nevin and before that
| benevolent woman could act upon the
| Judgment on which she relied. Intend
| ing to see the work commenced during
her lifetime, the bequest was revoked
In the mean time some progress had
been made by the trustees. OF the orig
| inal seventeen members of the Board
named under the charter only nine Were
| living when IT was proposed to enter ac-
| lively upon the work of building the
cathedral. These survivors constituted
| a legal quorum, and in order To save the
charter from lapsing it is necessary that
their meetings should be held in the sick
room of the late Bishop Potter, as he
was one of the trustees Only a short
| time before his death the necessary steps
| were taken to perpetuate the organiZa-
| ton. Had this been done earlier there
would have been 81 900, 200 available for
commencing the work. The sole object
of Miss Wolfe in adding the codicil to
| her viii which cut off the bequest for
that amount was because she intended to
personally expend a like sum in the
4 purchase of a site.
The Rev. DIR. Nevin has been selected
| to act for the trustees in forwarding this
| great work. The vacancies in the board
| caused by the death of the charter MEM
beers have been filled and comprise the
/ Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix. of Old Trinity: the
| Rev. DIR. William b. Huntington, of
Grace Church; the Rev. E. w. Donald
/ of Ascension Church, and Messrs. Ham
/ iltOn Fish, Stephen p. Nash, George Nc
| Culloch Miller. Samuel ID. BabcOck. VIM.
| w. Astor, j. Pierpont Morgan, Cornell
Jus Vanderbilt and Richard Auchmuty
| Bishop Potter is ex-OtficiO President of
the Board, and it is anticipated that a
generous response to the appeal for sub
scriptions by DIR. Nevin will he made
when the Bishops formal approval is
issued.
| Nothing definite has yet been decided
upon as to the details of the great edifice.
There is great reticence displayed by the
trustees in speaking of their plans,
which may be due 10 the fact that no de-
cision has yet been reached as to the To-
cation of the cathedral. 1t will not be
an easy matter TO decide upon a site, for
an area at least four times as great as
that occupied by St. Patrick's Cathedral
will be required. Besides the cathedral
proper there will be other buildings,
such as chapels and educational institu-
tions, necessary adiuncts to the great
work.
Construction will by no means be de-
layed until the requisite $1,000 900 is
raised, for as soon as a site is secured
work Will commence on a part of the
cathedral. The suggestion has been
made that the Trinity school,
which has not been prospecting re-
Gently, may become part of the cathe-
dral schools. and the proceeds from the
sale of the building occupied by it at
present go towards the general fund
available by the trustees. Thus far no
money has been actually subscribed, but
it Is said that promises have been made
by prominent gentleman that they will
contribute the amount necessary for pur-
chasing a site. Wealthy people who
have been interested in the movement
are said to have added codicils to their
Wills insuring an aggregate of $500, 900
for use sometime in the future. ID. Willis
Jones, a Presbyterian, is mentioned as
one of this class, and his promise is said
to be for 100000.